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Silencing the Truth: The Global Crisis of Press Freedom and Journalist Safety
April 4, 2024
By Xuanjie “Coco” Huang, Communications Intern. In a world where information is power, the erosion of press freedom strikes at the core of democracy itself.…
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Hong Kong’s New Security Law Spells Further Repression
March 19, 2024
By Brian Dooley Hong Kong’s legislature today rushed through another new national security law aimed at suppressing any hint of dissent. The new law takes…
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Human Rights First Responds to State of the Union Address
March 8, 2024
New York: In his State of the Union address last night, President Biden prioritized rights and freedoms, but his speech excluded the rights of refugees…
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Even in War There are Limits
March 8, 2024
ICC Issues New Warrants for Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Electrical Infrastructure A year after charging Russian President Vladimir Putin and an aide with unlawfully deporting…
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Bar Alleged Abuser Prince Nasser from Presenting Bahrain Grand Prix Trophies
February 26, 2024
At a press event today in London hosted by Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), Senior Advisor Brian Dooley reiterated Human Rights First’s call…
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Paraguay Anti-Corruption Sanctions and Their Lessons
February 16, 2024
By Gita Howard, Piero Fiorino, and Chloe Zoeller In Paraguay, impunity rates for government officials involved in corruption are alarmingly high. The U.S. government’s recent…
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Explaining Targeted U.S. Sanctions under the West Bank Executive Order
February 14, 2024
By Adam Keith and Amanda Strayer President Biden’s February 1 executive order (E.O. 14115) created a broad and flexible targeted U.S. sanctions program focused on…
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Jan. 12, 2024: Statement for the Record of Human Rights First on U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
January 29, 2024
U.S. House Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs “The Risks of Progressive Ideologies in the U.S. Military” January 12, 2024 I. About…
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It’s Time to Use Magnitsky Sanctions to Better Protect Marginalized Groups
January 29, 2024
When I first began working on Magnitsky sanctions, I was struck by something you don’t see every day among human rights activists – a sense…
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Why Bahraini prince must be sanctioned for human rights violations
January 19, 2024
By Brian Dooley and Suchita Uppal Human Rights First has formally recommended to the U.S. Department of State that it impose visa sanctions against Bahrain’s…
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Shaming without naming: Briefing on report
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Shaming Without Naming: The Limits of U.S. Visa Sanctions Tools on Accountability for Human Rights Abuses and Corruption As a follow-up to our events and…
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On Anniversary of Capitol Insurrection, Democracy Remains at Risk
January 5, 2024
Washington, D.C. – On the anniversary of the insurrection at the United States Capitol, Human Rights First calls for accountability for those responsible for that…